IHS Markit smartphone research is different. We deliver comprehensive smartphone data, down to specific models and component categories, providing you with the detailed insight and data you need on the rapidly evolving global smartphone industry.

The IHS Markit Smartphone Model Market Tracker consists of a comprehensive breakdown and an in-depth analysis report, delivered on a quarterly basis, providing key insights and data on the smartphone industry.

The Mobile Handset Specification Search Tool includes over 250 specification attributes with the ability to filter. The database includes handset specifications from devices released in 1999 to the latest devices in 2016.

Nokia is making a return to the North American wireless carriers with announcements in the US and Canada. The Nokia brand, under new ownership of HMD Global, has been gaining momentum in the global smartphone market over the last year – shipping about 4.2m units globally in Q4 2018. For 2018, Nokia shipped about 15.1m units, according to IHS Markit preliminary smartphone data, up 63% year-over-year.

CES 2019 has come to an end, but the analysis continues. IHS Markit analysts converged on Las Vegas to seek out the key trends and noteworthy highlights.
Attached is the wrap up for smartphone, written by smartphone analyst Gerrit Schneemann.

Key Take-Aways
•Wait for Mobile World Congress in February 2019.
•New form factors on display: dot-cut(Hole) displays, foldable screens and handsets with two screens.
•Hype surrounding 5G continues where it left off last year.
•Huawei presented many of its stand-out smartphone models, even though they are not available in the US.

Our second report examining telco digital transformation focuses on four technology areas: automation, which is the key to digital transformation, operator plans for using AI and ML, blockchain applications for telecom networks, and the role of open source software versus standards

Already known for the innovative capabilities that propelled its cloud and SDN/NFV ascension over the past decade, Netcracker, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, never rests on its laurels and keeps pushing the envelope. This time around, though, the bar was lifted very high. Netcracker has developed and launched a new cloud-based service that essentially includes everything the company has in its OSS/BSS product and services offering. Named Business Cloud, the platform leverages Netcracker’s cloud-based SDN/NFV and IT portfolio—from VNFs to orchestration, OSS, BSS, portals, and a digital marketplace—and offers the complete set as a service to whoever needs to build a cloud infrastructure to turn up new digital services. Clients, please log in to view the full content.

This Market Tracker provides accurate data and analyses—including market size, forecasts, and market trends—to help clients make better business decisions in the NFV hardware, software, and services market.